”Lazarus, come out!” With these powerful words, Jesus called the dead Lazarus, who had been in the grave for four days, to come out -- and the dead man came out alive. It was a sign that Jesus had power over death. It was a sign that he came that we might have life in all its fullness (John 10,10), eternal life (John 3,15). It is the life that we received in baptism.

Today Jesus calls us to “come out” as well – to come out of whatever keeps us from being fully alive, from whatever darkness overtakes us, from whatever sin keeps us from living fully the life God so desires to give us.

Do you know what it your “grave” is?

It is important to name it. It is here that God calls to you. God wants you to be "untied and set free" just like Lazarus was from the burial cloths which bound him (John 11,44). Hear his voice today. Let his power, his grace work in you so that you can be freed from whatever it is that binds you and “come out” in new life.